Improvement in railroad tracks



D. S. TUTHILL.

Railroad Tracks.

N0.135,30O, Patentgdlan.28,1873.

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DANIEL S. TUTHILL, OF NEWBURG, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN RAILROAD TRACKS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 135,300, dated January28, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DANIEL S. TUTHILL, of N ewburg, in the county ofOrange and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvementin Railways, of which the following is a specification:

My invention consists of a short rail alongside of the main rails at thejoints, either inside or outside of the two rails of the track, andwheels adapted to transfer the weight of the cars or the principalportion of it to these short rails while passing the joints of the mainrails, to avoid the pounding and jarring due to the springing of theends of the rails as the wheels pass over them. 7

Figure 1 is a transverse section of the rails of a track arrangedaccording to my invention, and afront elevation of the wheels adaptedtherefor. Fig. 2 is a plan view of a rail-joint with one of the piecesfor supporting the carwheels thereat. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of oneof the said pieces.

Similar letters of reference indicate correspondin g parts.

A represents the ordinary rails, meeting together at B. G is a shortrail, arranged alongside of rails A at the joint, extending the samedistance each way, say to the next tie, and if inside, which I prefer,arranged so there will be sufiicient space between its head and theheads of the rails A for the flange D of the car-wheel; but it may beplaced outside, if preferred, though it is not so desirable anarrangement. E represents an extra flange or wheel-tread on the insideof the ordinary wheel for rolling on these short rails G, andtransferring the weight of the cars to them while passing the joints B.This tread may be cast together with the wheel, or to save the wheelsalready in use in the employment of this improvement they may bere-enforced with a tread bolted or otherwise fastened on. If the shortrails G be placed outside of the rails the wheels will be extended thatway, either in the casting or by a part attached. As the tread of thewheels is slightly conical, the short rails will probably be arrangedhigher if placed on the outside, in order that the extension of thewheels, which it will probably be necessary to have in the same form,can act upon them. These short rails will be curved downward on the topat the ends F a little, in order that the wheels will run onto themsmoothly, and the corners G will be rounded off so the flanges will notstrike. To fasten them on the ties firmly it will probably be well tohave a projection, H, at each end, to enter the ties for resisting thepulling strain of the wheels.

Havin g thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- The combination, with the main rails A, of the shortrails (J at the joints, and car-wheels with treads adapted to work onsaid short rails, substantially in the manner described.

DANIEL S. TUTHILL.

\Vitnesses:

JAMES H. TAYLOR, J AGOB TREMPER.

